It's very contagious. I would keep him quarantined from everyone for a bit.

How long is a bit? He plays baseball and had practice Thursday night and has a game Monday night. Should I be contacting every parent and keeping him from the game Monday? What about school? I didnt think it was that serious just a fungus.. I mean I know its contagious but nothing a cream doesnt fix...

It really depends on which type of ringworm it is.
Some take longer to treat than others. AlSo it can live on bedding, towels... all that stuff around the house. It is also spread by skin to skin contact. So it could spread to the baby and stuff.

Does he have the big round circle on his skin?
If so, I'd take him in to get a good strong dose of meds to kill that.

It really depends on which type of ringworm it is.
Some take longer to treat than others. AlSo it can live on bedding, towels... all that stuff around the house. It is also spread by skin to skin contact. So it could spread to the baby and stuff.

Does he have the big round circle on his skin?
If so, I'd take him in to get a good strong dose of meds to kill that.

We didnt even notice it until his dr appt yesterday when he got undressed he said he thought he scratched himself, I didnt look any closer or think anything of it. We happened to have an 11 yr doctor appointment yesterday for him and all his doctor said was get some anti fungal cream and make sure you wash your hands before touching your brother or anyone. He didnt seem concerned about anything else. I guess thats why I wasnt all that worried about it. I have taken all the blankets off the couch he used to wash them and make sure he has been wearing a shirt (its on his chest) and not touching it. And Im going to wash his laundry seperately for a week or 2. Its the size of a penny maybe.

If the doctor saw it and wasn't concerned than it's probably the less serious ones. As long as you can trust him to not touch it and keep anything that touches it separate from everyone else. I would treat and carry one.

I'm not sure what other variety there is, but my experience with ringworm is that it doesn't require quarantine or hazmat suits. It is very contagious, but it is also just a simple fungus. Apply an anti-fungal cream (a generic athlete's foot cream will do) and just keep it covered so that he can't scratch it and other people can't touch it. Also make sure that you follow the directions on whichever cream you're using. It will call for you to keep using it past the point where is looks like it's healing (I think 2 weeks is the standard)-- this is important. If not treat properly, it is possible for it to come back stronger than before and need a prescription antifungal.

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